Drosophila: A model for the understanding of innate immunity

Medecine/Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-22

  Lemaitre, Bruno ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CYTOKINE; MELANIN; PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; BLOOD CLOTTING; DROSOPHILA; ENCAPSULATION; FAT BODY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEMOLYMPH; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNITY; INFECTION RESISTANCE; INSECT; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0032924350     PISSN: 07670974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4267/10608/1191     Document Type: Article

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